Butter-cutter.



No. 831,610. I PATENTED SEPT. 25, 1906.

A. G. HUMMER.

BUTTER CUTTER.

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BUTTER-CUTTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 25, 1906.

Application filed June 4. 1906. Serial No. 320,218.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR- O. HLaIMER, a citizen of the United Statesof America, and a resident of the city of Seattle, in the county of Kingand State of Washington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Butter-Cutters, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to simplify and improve devices of theabove nature and resides in the construction, combination, andarrangements of parts, as set forth in. this specification and definedin the appended claims.

fit/h reference to the accompanying drawings, in which similarreference-numerals designate corresponding parts throughout, Fig ure 1is an end view of a butter-cutter embodying my invention. F 2 is a planview thereof, portions of some of the parts being broken away. Fig. 3 isa transverse section taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is afragmentary perspective view.

In the drawings reference-numeral 1 designates a rectangular frameprovided with spacedapart notches, as 2, in the forward outer edge ofthe center portion of each of the bars thereof and having projections 2spaced apart on the top bars and on one side bar rearwardly of saidnotches. Secured to this frame is a bottom plate 3, which serves tosupport the body of butter to be cut for movement, and a side plate 4,which guides said body. Side plate 4 is disposed at the opposite side ofsaid frame to the side bar having the projections 2, and this plate andplate 3 are securely fastened at their rear ends by an L-shaped brace 5,having a lug, as 6, on each of its limbs.

Reference-numerals 8 8 indicate cutters consisting of wires extendingacross frame 1 in angular relations to each other and seated in notches2 of the frame-bars which they cross. One of said wires is formed with aloop at one end engaging one of the projections 2 of the top bar of saidframe and has its opposite end engaged with a suitable tension device 7,seated on the bottom lug 6. The other wire is likewise secured to one ofthe lugs 2 on the side bar of the frame and to a tension device 7,seated on the side lug 6. Thus the cutters may be readily adjustedlaterally as desired by operating their respective tension devices toloosen the cutters and then transferring the looped ends thereof to theprojections 2, which lie adjacent the respective notches 2, to which thecutters are to be transferred.

Reference-numeral 9 designates a suitable follower for engagement withthe body of butter to feed the same toward the cutters 8.

Numeral 1O designatesa cutter for cutting across the path of the body ofbutter, the same conveniently consisting of a wlre supported on a frame1 1 of substantially inverted- U-shape form. This frame has one of itsstems, as 10, swingably engaged with a forwardly-projecting pivot 1.2,seated on a lug 1 of frame 1, and as now considered the cutter 10 issecured at one end to said stem and has its other extremity engaged witha suitable tension device 7, seated on the other stem of thecutter-frame.

14 indicates means for limiting the movement of the body of butter, thesame conven iently consisting of a "finger connected with frame 11, soas to be moved. into the path of the body of butter when the frame isretracted and moved out of said path when the frame is advanced. In theconstruction shown the said finger is provided at one extremity with ashank 141, extending at an angle from one side face thereof and slidablyengaged for adjustment of the finger relatively to the plane of cut ofcutter 10 in a groove extending transversely of the stem 10 of frame 11.Shank 14 is held adjustably secured by a screw 17, which passes througha slot 16 in said shank and has threaded engagement with the stem 10.

R6f6181100-111111101&l 18 indicates a stop conveniently consisting of apin secured to lug 1 and arranged so as to engage with stem 10 of frame1.1 when said stem is brought to either a vertical or horizontalposition, thereby limiting the movement of said frame in eitherdirection.

In operation the body of butter to be out is placed upon plate 3 withthe frame 10 in retracted position and the finger 14 and cuttcrs Sadjusted as desired. The follower 9 is then engaged with the rear end ofthe body to force it forwardly until it contacts with said finger, thuscausing the cutters 8 to produce intersecting slits in the forward endportion of said body. The frame 1 1 is then advanced to move cutter 10through the body of butter, during which operation fingerl i is moved toa position wherein it will lie clear of the falling portions of buttercut by cutter 10.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A butter-cutter comprising means for supporting a body of butter formovement, a cutting means movable into and out of the path of said body,and means engaging the ody when advanced for limiting the movementthereof operated so as to be moved away from said body as the cuttingmeans is moved for cutting.

2. A butter-cutter comprising a means for supporting a body of butterfor movement, a cutting means movable to and from the path of said body,and means for limiting the movement of said body associated with saidcutting means for movement into said path in advance of the body as thecutter is moved from said path.

3. A butter-cutter comprising means for supporting a body of butter formovement, a frame supported for movement to and from the path of saidbody, a cutter mounted on said frame, and means to limit the movement ofsaid body mounted on said frame and arranged to be moved into the pathof the-but ter in advance of the said body as the frame is moved fromthe path and to move from said path as the frame is moved toward thesame.

4. A butter-cutter comprising means for supporting a body of butter formovement, a frame swingingly supported for movement to and from the pathof said body in a relatively angular plane, means to limit themovementof said body arranged on said frame so as to move into said path as theframe is moved therefrom and to move from the path as the frame is movedtoward the same,,and a cutter mounted on said frame rearwardly of saidlimiting means.

5. A butter-cutter comprising means for supporting a body of butter formovement, a frame swingably supported for movement to and from the pathof said body in a relatively angular plane, a stop arranged to contactwith said frame when the frame is in either retracted or advancedpositions, means to limit the movement of said body comprising a fingerarranged on said frame so as to project into said path and to liewithout the same when the frame is respectively in retracted andadvanced positions, and a cutter mounted on said frame rearwardly ofsaid limiting means.

6. A butter-cutter comprising a rectangular frame having notches. spacedapart in the forward outer edge of each bar thereof, a bottom plate anda side plate secured to said frame and extending rearwardly thereof, ten

sion devices mounted on said-plates adjacentv their rear ends,angularly-disposed cutters in the form of wires seated in oppositenotches of said frame and engaged at one end each with a respective one.of said tension devices, each of said cutters being secured at theopposite end to said frame rearwardly of the adjacent notches therein, acutter-frame swingingly supported in front of said first frame, and acutter mounted on said last frame.

Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 28th day of May, 1906.

ARTHUR C; HUMMER. Witnesses:

C. H. WINDERS, JAMES B. MURPHY.

